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Talking About the European Championship
Deutschland hat hart gekämpft und ist leider ausgeschieden. Trotzdem bleibt Deutschland Gastgeber der Europameisterschaft.
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Lost in Translation
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Da steppt der Bär
Unser "Word of the week" ist diesen Monat eine wunderbare Redewendung!
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Lost in Translation
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Professional etiquette in Germany
Anderes Land, anderer Sitten. Auch in Deutschland mag es eine Etikette im beruflichen Alltag geben, die einem in Deutschland überraschen.
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Lost in Translation
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Rückgrat, das
noun Meaning: spinal column Examples: das Rückgrat muss durch die Lehne gestützt werden sich das Rückgrat verletzen, brechen 〈in...
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Lost in Translation
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Whitsun in Germany: more than just a long weekend?
Whitsun is one of those festivities in Germany where everyone looks forward to the extra long weekend. Although it is deeply rooted in...
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Lost in Translation
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bis auf Weiteres/ bis auf weiteres
"bis auf Weiteres" is one of the more difficult words. Sometimes a native speaker writes the "W" in upper case and sometimes in lower...
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Lost in Translation
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In Germany without german? - 5 good reasons, why you should learn german!
"You can get by quite well with English in Berlin!" "Even in Germany, English is a world language!" Really? You might get the impression...
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Lost in Translation
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mediensüchtig
Adjektiv Meaning: Suffering from addiction of media Exampels: -Weltweit steigt die Zahl mediensüchtiger Kinder. -Bin ich mediensüchtig?
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Lost in Translation
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Der Tanz in den Mai
Every year, as the cold months draw to a close and spring is in full bloom, Germany prepares for one of its most cheerful and colourful...
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Lost in Translation
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Try karaoke
When learning German, you can definitely use creative and unusual ways to keep learning. How about karaoke? Conveniently, the song lyrics...
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Lost in Translation
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Reading tips for German learners
Get to the book! Try reading a German-language book as early as possible to expand your vocabulary and deepen your syntax and grammar. Of...
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Lost in Translation
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Der Einbürgerungstest
In order to obtain German citizenship, a "Einbürgerugstest" must be completed. It's short with 33 questions, but it's intense. What is...
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Lost in Translation
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10 tips for learning German successfully
Do you want to learn German and are you wondering how you can go about it most effectively? Here you will find the 10 best tips for...
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Lost in Translation
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Beredsamkeit, die
noun Meaning: eloquence, oratory Example: She presented her request with great eloquence.
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Lost in Translation
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New Citizenship Law 2024
Good news for the 12 million people who live in Germany without a German passport and would like to stay in Germany: with the new...
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Lost in Translation
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aalglatt
Adjective pejorative Meaning: elusive; able or apt to wriggle out of any situation Example: So ein aalglatter Typ!
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Lost in Translation
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Choose your Internet Provider
Maybe you've already noticed: Public WiFi is not the German standard. So it's all the more common to have unlimited WiFi within your own...
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Lost in Translation
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Hanswurst, der
Noun, masculine colloquial Meaning: stupid person who is not taken seriously, who makes a fool of himself or crudely comical figure of...
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Health insurance in Germany
It is not hard to get health insurance in Germany. You need to know two things: You can either have private health insurance or be part...
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